Sir Dickon was surprised to learn that in North Korea men can chose from 7 styles of haircut, approved by the illustrious leader. He was downright shocked when I told him that anywhere else in the world you can have whatever hair style you desire.
In the 14th Century there were two types of
haircut for men. The clergy had a tonsure, everyone else had a pot cut. For the
pot cut, the barber placed an empty piss-pot on the customer’s head and simply
cut around the edge. If you went to a high-class barber shop, they would even
wash the piss-pot out first.
The monks tonsure is similar to the pot cut but they also
shave a bald patch in the middle.
I asked why monks cut their hair this way? Was it so when an
angel flew over the realm he could count the number of men who were dedicated
to doing God’s work? Sir Dickon had a different explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU28GHMcYxM
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